NN Marathon Rotterdam 2018

Gav at 16 miles

Two members of Grantham Running Club we're aiming high at this year's Rotterdam Marathon. Andrew Pask and Gav Meadows made the trip across the North Sea to join nearly 20,000 runners at the Netherlands largest and most prestigious marathon. 

PB for Pasky

Both runners were in good form and aiming to run the London Marathon 'good for age' qualifying standard of sub 3hrs 5mins for the first time. The race began at the foot of the iconic Erasmusbrug bridge with the customary rendition of 'You'll Never Walk Alone'. The two GRC runners, starting near the front of the 1st wave got away in confident spirits. 

Running together for the first 13 miles until Gav started to feel the pace. With the temperature rising to an unseasonably warm 18 degrees, Gav's struggles continued for the remainder of the race. 

Meanwhile Andrew pacing perfectly until the 21 mile point had to 'dig-in' like never before, holding a slightly slowed pace to cross the finish line at Coolsingel with an 11 second PB in a time of 3:07:23. Good enough for a UK Athletics ranking but failing to qualify for the London Marathon 2019.

Gav having 'thrown in the towel', hoping to fight on another day crossed the line with 3:39:31. Not deterred, Gav already has his next marathon challenge in the pipeline.

Position	Time	Name		Category		Grading
745	3:07:23	Andrew Pask	PB	MV35		66.73%
2863	3:39:31	Gav Meadows		MV35		57.13%